Strictly Come Dancing results, vampires and 8 other weird calls taken by the Foreign Office in 2018

The staff at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office have a lot on their plate.

From issuing emergency travel documents, to visiting people in foreign hospitals and prisons, the Westminster-based office is responsible for helping Brits who have got themselves into a pickle abroad, receiving over 300,000 calls a year.

But alongside a to-do list of critical and life-changing jobs, Foreign Office employees occasionally receive bemusing requests from those who are clearly ill-informed about the role of the department.

Keen to educate Brits about what it can and cannot do to help, the office has released a list of the weirdest calls it received in 2018.

"But in all seriousness, getting into trouble abroad can be daunting and upsetting. If you find yourself in an emergency in another country, contact the nearest British Embassy, High Commission or Consulate and our consular staff will do everything they can to help."

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